From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
VICTORY occurs
5 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... victory, followed
by such a peace and ...
BB p.14,
Bill's Story
There was a
sense of
victory,
followed by such a
peace
and
serenity as I had
never known.
2.
... victory over
alcohol.
BB p.76,
Into Action
Remember it was
agreed
at the
beginning we would go to any
lengths for
victory over
alcohol.
3.
... victory over
hurt pride could be rewon.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
Husbands and
wives have
sometimes been
obliged to
separate for a
time until new
perspective, new
victory over
hurt pride could be
rewon.
4.
... victory over
them may bear witness to ...
BB p.63,
How It Works
Take away my
difficulties, that
victory over them may
bear witness to those I would
help
of
Thy Power,
Thy Love, and
Thy Way of
life.
5.
... victory would
be ours for the thinking.
12&12 p.29,
Step Two
Since we were
brighter than most
folks (so we
thought), the
spoils of
victory would be ours
for the
thinking.
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